介紹

See also: 紹介 and 介绍

Chinese

	introduce; lie between; between	connect; to introduce
trad. (介紹)	介	紹
simp. (介绍)	介	绍
anagram	紹介／绍介

Etymology

From 《禮記·聘義》：.

介紹而傳命，君子於其所尊弗敢質，敬之至也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

介绍而传命，君子于其所尊弗敢质，敬之至也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jiè shào ér chuán mìng, jūnzǐ yú qí suǒzūn fúgǎn zhì, jìng zhī zhì yě. [Pinyin]

The messages (between the visitor and the host) were passed through all the attendants, from one to another. A superior man, where he wishes to do honour, will not venture to communicate directly and in person. This was a high tribute of respect.

See also the Etymology section at 紹介.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jièshào

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄠˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaai³ siu⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gai¹ siau⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): 'gai⁴ seu⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kie-seu / kiai-seu
Eastern Min (BUC): gái-siêu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kài-siāu

(Teochew, Peng'im): gai³ siao⁶
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵cia-zau₆ / ⁵cia-zau₄

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jièshào → jièshao (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄠˋ → ㄐㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄕㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jièshåo
  - Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-shao⁵
  - Yale: jyè-shau
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieh.shaw
  - Palladius: цзешао (czešao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaai³ siu⁶
  - Yale: gaai siuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ siu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gai³ xiu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³ siːu̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gai¹ siau⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai³³ siau³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'gai⁴ seu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈkai³⁵ sɛu¹¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kie-seu
  - Hakka Romanization System: gie seu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gie⁴ seu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯e⁵⁵ seu̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiai-seu
  - Hakka Romanization System: giai seu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giai⁴ seu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯ai̯⁵⁵ seu̯⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gái-siêu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(s-)liɛu²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài-siāu
  - Tâi-lô: kài-siāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaesiau
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kai²¹⁻⁵³ siau²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai²¹⁻⁴¹ siau³³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /kai²¹⁻⁴² siau²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kai¹¹⁻⁵³ siau³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gai³ siao⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kài siău
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siau³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵cia-zau₆
  - MiniDict: cia^去 zau^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²jia-zau₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕia³³ zɔ⁴⁴/
- (Northern: Jiaxing)
  - Wugniu: ⁵cia-zau₄
  - MiniDict: cia^去 zau^上
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡ɕia⁴⁴ zɔ²¹/

Middle Chinese: keajH dzyewX

Rime
Character	介	紹
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	常 (25)
Final (韻)	皆 (33)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	古拜切	市沼切
Baxter	keajH	dzyewX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠɛi^H/	/d͡ʑiᴇu^X/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚæi^H/	/d͡ʑiɛu^X/
Shao Rongfen	/kɐi^H/	/d͡ʑjæu^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kəɨj^H/	/d͡ʑiaw^X/
Li Rong	/kɛi^H/	/ʑiɛu^X/
Wang Li	/kɐi^H/	/ʑĭɛu^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kăi^H/	/ʑi̯ɛu^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiè	shào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaai³	siu⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kreːds djewʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	介
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jiè
Middle Chinese	‹ kɛj^H ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁr[e]p-s/
English	armour; scale of animals
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	介	紹
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	6525	2144
Phonetic component	介	刀
Rime group	祭	宵
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	誡	紹
Old Chinese	/*kreːds/	/*djewʔ/

Verb

介紹

to introduce
to recommend
to explain (a situation); to brief
(Philippine Hokkien) to introduce a possible romantic partner

Synonyms

(to introduce): (someone to someone else) 引見／引见 (yǐnjiàn)
(to recommend):

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保舉 / 保举 (bǎojǔ) (literary, to recommend somebody for a post with one's personal guarantee)
保薦 / 保荐 (bǎojiàn) (literary, to recommend someone for a promotion)
建議 / 建议 (jiànyì)
引薦 / 引荐 (yǐnjiàn)
引進 / 引进 (yǐnjìn)
推舉 / 推举 (tuījǔ)
推薦 / 推荐 (tuījiàn)
推選 / 推选 (tuīxuǎn)
提議 / 提议 (tíyì)
舉薦 / 举荐 (jǔjiàn)
薦舉 / 荐举 (jiànjǔ)

(to explain):

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交代 (jiāodài)
分解 (fēnjiě)
拆白 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
拆破 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
解說 / 解说 (jiěshuō)
解釋 / 解释 (jiěshì)
訓 / 训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds, meanings of words)
說 / 说
說明 / 说明 (shuōmíng)
說解 / 说解 (shuōjiě) (literary)
講明 / 讲明 (jiǎngmíng)
講解 / 讲解 (jiǎngjiě)
開釋 / 开释 (kāishì) (literary)
闡明 / 阐明 (chǎnmíng)
闡發 / 阐发 (chǎnfā)
闡說 / 阐说 (chǎnshuō)
闡論 / 阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)
闡釋 / 阐释 (chǎnshì)
陳 / 陈 (chén) (literary, or in compounds)

Derived terms

介紹人 / 介绍人 (jièshàorén)
介紹信 / 介绍信 (jièshàoxìn)
介紹所 / 介绍所 (jièshàosuǒ)
自我介紹 / 自我介绍 (zìwǒ jièshào)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (介紹):

→ Vietnamese: giới thiệu (介紹)

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